in src/android/InAppBrowser.java [455:476]
public String openExternal(String url) {
try {
Intent intent = null;
intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
// Omitting the MIME type for file: URLs causes "No Activity found to handle Intent".
// Adding the MIME type to http: URLs causes them to not be handled by the downloader.
Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
if ("file".equals(uri.getScheme())) {
intent.setDataAndType(uri, webView.getResourceApi().getMimeType(uri));
} else {
intent.setData(uri);
}
intent.putExtra(Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID, cordova.getActivity().getPackageName());
// CB-10795: Avoid circular loops by preventing it from opening in the current app
this.openExternalExcludeCurrentApp(intent);
return "";
// not catching FileUriExposedException explicitly because buildtools<24 doesn't know about it
} catch (java.lang.RuntimeException e) {
LOG.d(LOG_TAG, "InAppBrowser: Error loading url "+url+":"+ e.toString());
return e.toString();
}
}